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Having problems with your Vivitar ViviCam 5022 Digital Camera ?

How do I get the flash to work. I have hit what looks like the flash button directly above the Ok button with no success yet in getting a flash to occur when taking a picture. Thanks for your help.

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Check to see if your camera is on the macro function. The button is on the left side of the camera (as you are looking at the screen) and it is a slide button. If the camera is on macro, there will be a flower displayed on the screen. This is for close-up photos and will not allow the flash to be set. Slide the button up and a mountain should show on the tool bar of the screen, this is the far away setting. You should be able to set the flash settings now. Good luck.

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